Equities

Britain's top share index climbed early on Monday, bouncing after the previous session's sharp falls as miners were boosted by some bullish broker comment, although broader bearish sentiment left gains looking shaky.

Britain's top share index climbed early on Monday, bouncing after the previous session's sharp falls as miners were boosted by some bullish broker comment, although broader bearish sentiment left gains looking shaky.

Ex-Wall Street bankers are betting science can exploit opportunities in China's often rumour-driven stock market, with some predicting the quant-driven fund industry to grow by as much as 10-fold to 100 billion yuan within a few short years.

The American owners of English Premier League soccer champions Manchester United have reactivated an earlier plan to float its shares on the stock market in Singapore following improved market conditions, the Sunday Times reported.

U.S. stocks closed out its worst week this year and the euro fell on Friday after disappointing Chinese growth data stoked worries about the strength of the global economy and a rise in Spain's borrowing costs revived fears about the debt-plagued euro zone.

An unusual stock split designed to preserve Google Inc founders' control of the Web search leader raised questions and some grumbling on Wall Street, even as investors focused on the company's short-term business concerns.

Google Inc shares tumbled 4 percent on Friday as Wall Street ignored the Internet search giant's plans to split its stock and focused on a decline in advertising rates and other worrisome business trends.

Wall Street was on track to end the week lower on Friday as the rising cost of insuring Spanish debt against default increased worries about Europe's financial health, sparking a selloff in financial stocks.

Britain's top share index fell back on Friday after a choppy four-day week, in which it closed for the first time below its level at the start of 2012, led by drops in banks and commodity stocks on rising concern over global growth and European debt.